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Food pantry at LaRue County Church of Christ
The LaRue County Church of Christ’s food pantry will give away food 6-7 p.m. March 25 and 9 a.m. to noon March 27 to those who qualify. The church is located on Old E’town Road, Hodgenville. For more information, call 270-358-9812.

A certain amount of confidence is needed in life. Belief in what you are doing is very important. A good athlete who does not believe in his ability will sit on the bench beside the coach. A public speaker must believe in his message to be effective.

Paul said, “Our competence comes from God” (2 Corinthians 3:4-5). He said that as Christians we are not to “think more highly of yourself than you ought” (Romans 12:3).

LOUISVILLE – Southern Baptist churches in Kentucky baptized more than 14,000 people last year, a turning point for the state’s largest religious organization that had been in a gradual decline for the past decade.

The state’s 2,400 churches also reported an overall increase in membership, another sign that 2014 may have been a watershed year for the 750,000-member Kentucky Baptist Convention.

The Faithful Citizenship luncheon will be noon to 1 p.m. March 17 at St. Thomas Parish Center, 870 Thomas Lane, Bardstown. Cindy Hutchins will speak on “Felony Expungement, One Family’s Story.” There is no charge to attend. Bring a brown bag lunch, drinks will be provided. For more information and to make a reservation, contact the sponsor, Catholic Charities Nazareth office at 502-331-4545, or Sister Mary Schmuck, RSM, at schmuckrsm@scnazarethky.org.